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Turkish soldier killed in clash with KurdishTurkish soldier killed in clash with Kurdish rebels; PKK claims car bomb attackWashington PostANKARA, Turkey — State-run television says Kurdish rebels have killed a soldier in a clash in southeast Turkey, prompting the military to launch a large-scale offensive in the area. TRT television said the soldier was killed in fighting in Sirnak ...PKK claims responsibility for Turkey suicide bombingMI News 26all 108 news articles »
Posted on 27 May 2012 | 2:00 pm
Muslims praying that historic museum inInternational Islamic News AgencyMuslims praying that historic museum in Turkey be turned into mosqueGMA NewsThousands of devout Muslims prayed outside Turkey's historic Hagia Sophia museum on Saturday to protest a 1934 law that bars religious services at the former church and mosque. Worshippers shouted, "Break the chains, let Hagia Sophia Mosque open," and ...Turkey/Islam: Thousands pray for Istanbul landmark to become mosqueInternational Islamic News AgencyHagia Sofia: Thousands Pray For Istanbul Landmark To Become MosqueHuffington Postall 12 news articles »
Posted on 27 May 2012 | 1:28 pm
Turkey count down slightly from '11 -Columbus DispatchTurkey count down slightly from '11Columbus DispatchBy Dave Golowenski At the close of Ohio's spring wild turkey season last Sunday, the take for the four-week hunt was down a fraction from a year ago. Hunters took 17647 bearded birds between April 23 and May 20, about 3 percent fewer than the 2011 ...and more »
Posted on 27 May 2012 | 12:34 pm
Turkey's inquiry into 22 treasures at thePlain DealerTurkey's inquiry into 22 treasures at the Cleveland Museum of Art lacks hard ...Plain DealerThe museum has long stated that the work might have been found in the 1960s in an obscure village in southwestern Turkey called Bubon, but it isn't sure. The government of Turkey, on the other hand, is sure. It says that the bronze and nearly two dozen ...
Posted on 27 May 2012 | 10:05 am
Kidnapped Lebanese Shiite pilgrims 'not inThe Daily StarKidnapped Lebanese Shiite pilgrims 'not in Turkey'The Daily StarANKARA: A group of Lebanese Shiite pilgrims kidnapped in Syria and said by Lebanese authorities to have reached Turkey are not in the country after all, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Saturday. "These people are not on Turkish territory.'Freed' Lebanese Shiites not in Turkey as thoughtFRANCE 24Miqati Heads to Turkey as Visitors' Arrival DelaysAl-Manar TVFamilies of Abducted Pilgrims Hold Turkey Responsible for DelayNaharnetYa Libnan -NOW LEBANONall 213 news articles »
Posted on 27 May 2012 | 7:58 am
Turkey News
Turkey Foot students head to WashingtonTurkey Foot Middle School students Brett Schomaker and Tanner Brzygot will join some 250 middle school students from across the United States next week at the Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C.
Posted on 27 May 2012 | 12:33 pm
PKK says it carried out Turkey suicide carISTANBUL (Reuters) - The militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) claimed responsibility on Saturday for a suicide car bomb attack in central Turkey that killed one policeman, and media reports said the bombers had entered Turkey from Syria. Four suspects have been detained in connection with the attack, Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin told reporters. Two militants set off a bomb inside their ...
Posted on 26 May 2012 | 6:17 pm
Kidnapped Lebanese Shiite pilgrims 'notA group of Lebanese Shiite pilgrims kidnapped in Syria and said by Lebanese authorities to have reached Turkey are not in the country after all, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Saturday.
Posted on 26 May 2012 | 5:29 pm
Turkey warns of faceoff over east MedgasNICOSIA, Cyprus, May 25 (UPI) -- Turkey says waters off the coast of war-divided Cyprus where Greek Cypriots plan to explore for natural gas lie within its continental shelf, sharpening multi-sided disputes over major fields under the eastern Mediterranean.
Posted on 25 May 2012 | 9:50 pm
Bulgaria, Turkey, Qatar agree to buildSOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria, Turkey and Qatar have agreed to form a common project company to build a highway on the Bulgarian territory, the construction ministry said after a trilateral meeting on Thursday. The 300-km highway will connect the Danube River town of Ruse, bordering Romania, with the southern town of Svilengrad, bordering Balkan neighbors Greece and Turkey. ...
Posted on 24 May 2012 | 7:09 pm
Turkey News
Erdogan Siding With Generals May SignalPrime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rare expression of sympathy for Turkish generals this month may signal a split with Turkey’s most powerful religious movement, undermining the unity of his government. Erdogan, who has backed a series of ...
Posted on 28 May 2012 | 1:05 am
Turkey boosts gold holdings as price rises -London: Turkey expanded its gold reserves by 29.7 metric tonnes in April as Ukraine, Mexico and Kazakhstan increased their holdings of the metal, International Monetary Fund data show. Turkey's bullion reserves climbed to 239.3 tonnes last month when gold ...
Posted on 27 May 2012 | 9:52 pm
Terrorist PKK out to increase tensionRelations between Turkey and Syria look set to become worse after two terrorists from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) set off a bomb inside their car in the town of Pınarbaşı in Kayseri, killing one policeman and wounding six ...
Posted on 27 May 2012 | 3:25 pm
Turkey's inquiry into 22 treasures at theThe story is very different from that of an Italian inquiry into fantiquities in the Cleveland collection in 2007, which was based on photographs and documents seized by police in a 1995 raid on a warehouse in Switzerland operated by smugglers.
Posted on 27 May 2012 | 9:42 am
Wild turkey is killed by police at cemeteryMount Auburn Cemetery is known as a sanctuary for birds, coyotes, and other animals just steps from the bustle of Cambridge and Watertown, but after wild turkeys charged baby strollers and then attacked an employee, the cemetery called in the ...
Posted on 25 May 2012 | 11:56 pm











